Cases
Significant Legal Work: Nazerali v. Mitchell, 2016 BCSC 810, acted for a plaintiff who was awarded one of the largest defamation awards in Canadian history against a US based internet smear site.
Taseko Mines v. Western Canada Wilderness Committee, 2016 BCSC 109 - successfully defended Wilderness Committee in defamation action over environmental criticisms of an open pit mining proposal.
Casses v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2015 BCSC 2150 - successfully defended CBC
its employees in a defamation action over a three part expose regarding a doctor.
Fouad v. Wijayanayagam, 2015 BCCA 272 - successful appeal against breach of privacy judgment arising from doctor's inquiry regarding another doctor's credentials.
Bragg Communications Inc., 2012 SCC 46, amicus curiae to the Supreme Court of Canada on the issue of whether a minor, seeking an order to obtain the identity of an anonymous poster of an allegedly defamatory Facebook profile, should be granted an anonymity order.
Canwest Publishing Inc. v. Wilson, 2012 BCCA 181, on protection for confidential journalist sources under the Wigmore privilege.
Crookes v. Newton (Supreme Court of Canada, 2011) lead counsel, acting pro bono, winning the Supreme Court's first internet defamation case, holding that hyperlinking does not amount to publication for defamation purposes.
WIC v. Simpson (trial, appeal
Supreme Court of Canada, 2008 SCC 40) lead counsel on a l
mark defamation case before the Supreme Court of Canada, which successfully redefined the defence of fair comment in the context of the Canadian Charter of Rights
Freedoms.
Buell v. Unger, 2011 BCSC 351, estate law, successful summary trial on issue of alleged common law spouse entitlement under intestacy.
Global BC v. British Columbia, 2010 BCCA 169 on entitlement to public
media access to a video exhibit at a murder trial.
Griffin v. Sullivan, 2008 BCSC 827, obtaining significant damages
a broad injunction for the plaintiff who was subjected to a 4-1/2 year campaign of internet defamation
harassment.
Khan v. Interior Health Authority, 2008 BCSC 1637 awarding damages for negligent misstatement to a doctor recruited to a BC hospital without being told of a chance that his specialty area would be closed down.
R. v. Pickton, 2006 BCSC 1829, 2007 BCSC 78
other rulings on publication bans
open court issues.
Hanisch v. Canada, trial
appeal, 2004 BCCA 539, in which the rescuer of a Parks Canada boat was falsely accused of retaining the vessel, arrested
taken 100 miles from his home in the Queen Charlotte Isl
s, ultimately winning compensation
punitive damages for false arrest, false imprisonment
defamation.
